Posted by burnsy483 on 6/26/2013 10:05:00 AM (view original):Gay judge in a law-term same sex relationship who possibly wants to be married has a chance to make a decision on whether he's legally allowed to get married.

Yes, there's a possible conflict of interest.

That same conflict wouldn't exist for straight judge ruling for prop 8?

No. There are plenty of straight people who would have been open to SSM who would have been able to rule strictly on the merits of the case without any personal interest in the outcome. I assume some of them are judges in the State of California.

So you're saying that a gay judge is incapable of ruling based on the merits?

No.

I'm saying that the appearance of a conflict of interest raises questions on the integrity of the ruling.